Thank you so much!

Wonderful! I agree with you completely. Thank you!!

@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 you're welcome ❤️

Thank you so much for your kind comments 🙏

You are welcome and thanks for your kind words!

Thank you so much Vanessa 😊!

Thanks!! I agree Hostas are the best and totally worth the effort of battling deer, rabbits and slugs who love them just as much as us LOL. I've really added to my collection of hostas and ferns this year, excited to see them flourish.

Thank you!!

Thank you! Rocks do wonders both aesthetically and for erosion control.

Aww thanks so much for sharing your story. We are very touched!

Thanks so much! I can imagine it gets a lot harder with each passing year but so worth it!

Thank you, we are enjoying it very much!

Aww thanks so much! :)

Wonderful! Yes I concentrated mostly on perennials too but annuals really step it up a notch. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Awesome! Thank you! Unfortunately, all of my impatiens were hit with downy mildew this year ugh.

Thanks so much! I hope your project goes well : )

Thank you so much 😊🙏

It really is! Thank you so much!!

Thank you and I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!!

Thank you so much!!

So glad to hear that, thank you!!

Thanks so much! 😊 Hopefully one day I'll get to see Ireland! :)

Thank you! 😊 I'm really happy with it and all of the plants are thriving.

Thanks so much! 😊

Thank you so much Alice!!

Thank you so much! : )

Thank you so much for your kind words! It's so appreciated. I will try to keep up with my progress and ideas, trying not to bore everyone lol.

Thank you! She struggled the first ten years but has really blossomed over recent years :)

Thank you!!

Thank you!! Yes hostas are wonderful!! Although my deer just took out a whole hedge of mine 😂

@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 Oh man! So sorry. 😞

Thank you so much! So much has changed this year and the garden has really filled in. Can't wait to update some of my videos from last year...

I agree! Thank you!

You're most welcome!

Oh congrats on the new house! We have lots of shade gardens for inspiration, stay tuned.

Thank you! The shade rockery is thriving and I’m so excited about it. It’s always a win when you finally find the thing that works for a difficult area. You are right, the very term ground COVER, points to it’s ability to spread. They are work but so worth it! I also love a bit of chaos in the garden so I’m happy when they get a bit naughty. Have a great day Judy!

Thank you very much!

Thanks for watching!

Sounds great! We love all ferns!

You're welcome and thank you!!

Yay, so glad!!

Thanks so much! It must be absolutely beautiful where you are!! :)

Thank you!!

Thank you 🙏!

You’re welcome 😊! Thank you so much!!

Thanks so much!!

Thanks so much!

Thank you! I have finally been successful in that area whew!

Thank you! We are loving it too as it is thriving!!

Thanks so much!!

Thank you!!

Thank you so much!!

Thank you so much! :)

Hi Ann, thank you so much!!

So glad you like it, thanks! :)

Thanks!🙏

Thanks a lot Cynthia!😊

Thank you! :)

Yes since it’s on the north side of our house it’s always shaded. Thanks so much!

Yay! Yes you can!! Thank you :)

Thank you!!

Aww thanks! You too!!

Thanks for subbing! ahh yes, it probably is. Also thanks for the kind comments about my garden, it's very appreciated.

Hi! Hmm did you watch the whole video? I have Irish Moss, Dead nettle, coral bells all in that area but it doesn't do well, that's been the issue. I also love Irish Moss but it's a pain in the butt because it isn't aggressive enough to shade out weeds and is high maintenance. My garden is too big for high maintenance ground covers so I grow it in pots mostly. The plants that were used in this video solved the problem and all are doing well. Thanks so much for watching!

Hello from New Jersey USA! Thank you so much! : )

Thank you🙏! I have both of those plants in my larger gardens but wasn’t prepared to gamble with pricey plants in this area until I figured out what the problem was. I don’t know why but astilbe and lungwort are so expensive in my area. This area is doing really well now so I think the rocks have stopped the continual washing away of nutrients during our storms. Thank you for the plant suggestions!

Thank you!!

Hello! Thank you!

Thank you! I think I speak about the plants at the end of the video!

Thank you 🙏!

Hmm i like it the way it is but yes those types of willows are fine to prune. You do lose the beautiful weeping habit though. If it was any fuller it wouldn’t fit in that space. We already have to prune it monthly so we can walk under it 😂

Thank you! The aperature on the camera lens makes the gardens look much brighter than they actually are. Yes, we have a lot of slugs and I use a few types of control...one is baits, beer traps, they love cat food so you can catch a lot that way (you just have to remember to check the bowl every night). I also have been only planting the thicker, more leathery leafed hostas which seem to hold up better to them.

Thank you!!

Hi 👋 thank you 🙏! I’m in southern New Jersey and composted cow manure and holly tone are my not so well kept secret. That rhododendron took me 10 years to establish. She was a bear in the beginning 😂

Thank you!! : )

Thank you so much! That is a Rhododendron Catawbiense. Most Rhodos are good selections for foundation plantings as they do not form thick taproots and most of their roots are shallow and superficial. Although I have this one trained as a tree, it's still technically a shrub. You will want to keep all foundation plantings pruned at least a foot away from the house for good airflow around the house and plant. We only have to do this once a year after this shrub blooms. Some websites will tell you 3 to 4 feet from the home but in a small suburban garden that would take up too much space. One foot has worked great for me and after 21 years I have no cracks in my foundation that would require repair.

Thanks 🙏 They are PA Fieldstone.

Great suggestion! Thanks Pam!

Thank you!

@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 welcome 🙏

Hello, I only use fully composted cow manure which will not burn your plants (it also has very little odor). Approx. 1/2 cow manure and 1/2 potting soil and about a cup of Holly Tone for this area since it was not mixed into the soil and would be slowly brought down by our critters (worms, etc.). This area is growing great, thank you so much!

It's on the north side of my house and it gets only about 45 minutes of direct sunlight a day. It's also surrounded by 25 foot high evergreens. Rhodos bloom well in the shade or in partial sun. I have smaller/new rhodos in complete shade and they also bloom.

@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561, thank you!

No, they all grow too big for the space but i do grow all of those plants in other areas of my garden !🪴 The shade rockery is doing great and is packed now. Thanks for the suggestions!!

hmmm I'm thinking that it's the purple dragon lamium maybe :)

@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 yes, I think that's it. Thank you

@@Judi-CA You’re welcome!

Thank you :)

Oh no, what zone are you in? Do you have irrigation?

@@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 zone 8 far northern California, very hot and dry here in the summer

@@barbaracole4314 Thanks for sharing, I've only been to Southern California.

Hi 👋! Lavender, sage, Columbine, cat mint or nepeta, marigolds, bee balm, periwinkle , delphinium, yarrow and hibiscus, sedums /succulents are never touched in my garden. Nothing is bullet proof but as your garden grows I find you notice the damage less. They always eat my thin leafed hosta but not the thicker leathery leafed ones and absolutely drill my roses and dianthus into the ground. The more clover I provide for them in my grassy areas the less they eat my plants so think about a clover patch somewhere, it helps a lot for me.